Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Laos
Laos: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 19,198 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Laos, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Laos stood at 19,198 number. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Laos peaked at 19,198 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,860 number, in 1972.
Laos ranks 104th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,966 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,860 number | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 2,178 number | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 4,046 number | +85.8% |
| 1979 | 4,277 number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 4,325 number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 4,849 number | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 5,201 number | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 5,229 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6,075 number | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 6,744 number | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 7,161 number | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 7,335 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 7,962 number | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 8,589 number | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 8,988 number | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 9,466 number | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 9,794 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 10,554 number | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 10,970 number | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 11,338 number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 11,618 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 11,976 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 12,103 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12,614 number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 12,689 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12,580 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12,859 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13,349 number | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 13,972 number | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 14,438 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 15,779 number | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 16,250 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17,406 number | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 16,567 number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 17,361 number | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 17,638 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18,049 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 18,667 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 18,952 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18,426 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 19,198 number | +4.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 19,198 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,278 number, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 19,198 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,428 number, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +85.8% | 2,178 number | 4,046 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,865 number | 1,860 number | 4,277 number | 5 |
| 1980s | 5,655 number | 4,325 number | 7,161 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 9,661 number | 7,335 number | 11,618 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,236 number | 11,976 number | 15,779 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,851 number | 16,250 number | 19,198 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More education data for Laos
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 89.6 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 89.64 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Laos?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Laos was 19,198 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 19,198 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,860 number in 1972.
- How does Laos rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Laos ranks 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.